"With All My Heart: Torah for Our Times" by Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Join CBST for the launch of the book “With All My Heart: Torah for Our Times” by Senior Rabbi Emerita Sharon Kleinbaum. Discover how the Torah empowers us to protect democracy and pursue justice today. A must-attend event for those seeking moral clarity and action in these urgent times.
From one of the world’s most prominent rabbis, a collection of thought-provoking sermons addressing the key events and issues of our times.
Thursday, June 4, 7 p.m. | In person at CBST, 130 W. 30th St., and livestreaming
About the Book
“With All My Heart: Torah for Our Times” is a collection of twenty inspiring sermons by Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, who served as senior rabbi of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the world’s largest LGBTQ synagogue, for thirty-two years. Her
wisdom, compassion, and deep love of Judaism, and her unwavering commitment to promoting social justice, LGBTQ and human rights, and progressive values within Judaism are at the core of her teachings.
Steeped in Torah, spirituality, and Jewish history, Rabbi Kleinbaum offers a compelling guide for living a meaningful, engaged, and joyous life, with gratitude and hope—in the best and the worst of times.
Praise for “With All My Heart: Torah for Our Times”
“Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum’s leadership—courageous, compassionate, and morally clear—has shaped and inspired a generation of rabbis, students, and seekers. Her rabbinic voice was forged in the crucible of anguished times that presaged today’s challenges. If you are searching for ways to hold joy, hope, and gratitude, even in these dark times, these sermons will lift your heart and renew your faith.”
— Rabbi Sharon Brous, founding and senior rabbi of IKAR, a Jewish community in Los Angeles, and author of The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
“This collection of drashot from a lifetime of congregational leadership allows us to see a brilliant mind at work, to understand how our ancient texts provide guidance for the many challenges we face, and to learn from a rabbi whose words show us the world she wants us to build. They come
from the heart and are delivered with love. The only thing better than this book would be a pocket copy to carry with us and dip into for words of hope when the going gets tough.”
— Ruth Messinger, former Manhattan borough president and former CEO of American Jewish World Service
Join Us on June 4
Your ticket purchase for this event includes a copy of the book. Following the program in the Wine Family Sanctuary, we will hold a festive oneg and book signing with Rabbi Kleinbaum in the Evan Wolfson Hall.
In-person attendees can pick up their books at the event; online attendees’ books will be mailed to the address provided in the registration form.
Zoom links will be sent to all registrants the week of the event and again the morning of June 4.
Additional copies of “With All My Heart” will be for sale at the event, alongside other CBST titles and Rabbi Kleinbaum’s first anthology of drashot, “Listening to the Oboe.”